- By Cathy Moseley
- Around Town
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Winning the 1st place trophy and ribbons in 7th grade was the team from Lansing Middle School in Lansing, New York. This team scored a fantastic 1261. Eagle Hill Middle School in Manlius, New York is the home of the 2nd place trophy and ribbons for their nice 1198 score. The winning score for the eighth grade contest was 1281 for a seventh place out of 49 competing teams. Lansing’s eighth grade team scored 1215 points and 93%. The tests are self-scoring, computer contests of 100 multiple-choice questions. Areas covered include math, geography, government, sports, spelling, science, literature, English, history, general information and just plain fun trivia. It is meant to be a team activity with all takers around one computer. Two chances to answer correctly are given. Points are awarded based on how fast they answer as well as on accuracy. Therefore, teams who do well usually are teams who can come up with a consensus answer quickly. An adult is needed to monitor but no adult help can be given.
5th Grade Thinking Cap Quiz Bowl Team
6th Grade Thinking Cap Quiz Bowl TeamFifth and sixth grade students took the Northeast Grades 5/6 Thinking Cap Quiz Bowl in February. Lansing fifth graders earned a first place (of 17 participating teams) with 94% accuracy. And Lansing’s sixth grade counterparts earned first place (of 17 teams participating) with 94% and 1260 points accrued.
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